Chapter 129: The First Great Dao Contract of Tianyuan

Facing the River God's guarantee, Feng Zi no longer held even a shred of trust in his heart.

He had a habit, or perhaps a "quirk," which was that "things can happen once, but not twice"—

Unless he was facing an enemy, under normal circumstances, he was willing to offer a stranger he could communicate with one instance of unreserved trust.

The previous agreement with the River God, and all that had been experienced before that, were actually following this habit of Feng Zi's.

But the little tricks the River God had pulled clearly made him conclude that although this innate divine being was not bad by nature, he would still act on his own authority.

Fortunately, Feng Zi had long been prepared for such a situation:

The cultivation technique he had once glimpsed in passing was the backup plan he had prepared for this.

Without waiting for the River God to express his opinion, Feng Zi turned around and pointed casually behind the young chieftain: "Xia, stand here."

Upon hearing this, the other party walked over subconsciously and asked with some uncertainty: "Is it here?"

"Yes, stand right there, do not move, and remember, always face the location of the River God and keep your eyes on him."

Feng Zi replied casually, then looked once more at the River God suspended above the great river: "You are not allowed to make any moves either; face Xia and keep your eyes on the human before you at all times."

Having said that, without waiting for the River God to respond, Feng Zi raised his left hand and joined his index and middle fingers into a sword-finger.

He waved his left hand seemingly at random—

Dust from the ground and water droplets from the river rose up together, intertwining with each other, yet they did not merge, remaining as distinct as clear and muddy water.

Before the two could react, the water and earth chased one another, forming an incomparably complex grand array.

When the two parties at either end of the array realized what was happening, the spiritual Qi between heaven and earth actually began to precipitate out, linking together to form intricate, glowing white threads.

"This... what is this?" the River God, located within the array, exclaimed, yet he dared not act rashly—

Compared to the humans with their weak senses, as an innate divine being, he could clearly perceive that a profound, inexplicable, yet tangibly existing fluctuation of the Great Dao was shrouding this place!

As a creation of Dao principles, the River God naturally dared not act rashly in the face of such fluctuations.

"Are you talking about this array I specifically designed for you? Hmm, I call it the 'Great Dao Contract'."

"If you violate the Great Dao Contract, you will be obliterated by the Great Dao of Tianyuan; it is a very practical technique, isn't it?" Feng Zi replied casually.

Drawing upon the Great Dao of this world for his own use? And all just for a trivial "contract"?

Upon hearing this, the River God simply could not believe it:

This human's strength was not weak, but could he achieve such a terrifying feat? This was absolutely impossible!

He knew well that this human named Cun Xin had accomplished many unbelievable things, so even if he could create more miracles, it would not be strange at all.

But to be able to utilize the Great Dao? Such a thing was absolutely impossible—

The so-called Three Thousand Great Daos were the cornerstone of Tianyuan, the supreme existence.

From the moment of their birth, they operated on their own, and no existence could influence them.

They were formless, qualityless, imageless, and devoid of consciousness; naturally, they could not have likes or dislikes, much less "favor" any living being.

But now, Feng Zi had truly done it; he had made the Great Dao serve his own purposes!

What kind of existence is this... The River God no longer had a single thought of scheming in his heart.

Feng Zi naturally could not know the River God's thoughts; he simply looked at him and said calmly:

"Next, you and Xia, as the representative of the Mu He Tribe, will conclude a Great Dao Contract and form an eternal, mutually beneficial, and symbiotic relationship."

"I have already drafted the Great Dao oath; I will say a sentence, and you will repeat it after me."

Regarding Feng Zi's arrangements, the River God now had no objections; everything was entirely up to him.

Seeing this, Feng Zi nodded with satisfaction and said slowly: "I, the River God of Mu He, hereby swear—"

"I, the River God of Mu He, hereby swear—" At this moment, the River God had abandoned all thought and let Feng Zi direct him.

Just like that, over the next hour, the River God swore a sprawling Great Dao oath that was tens of thousands of words long!

To ensure the effectiveness of the "three-chapter agreement," Feng Zi had thought of every possible loophole and perfected the supplementary clauses as much as possible.

Therefore, an hour later, even the River God, as an innate divine being, felt his consciousness grow hazy, as if he had completely forgotten what he had said before.

His figure even seemed to have "shrunk" by several sizes.

Looking at the River God's appearance, Xia subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked hesitantly: "Lord Cun Xin, do I have to recite this oath as well?"

"That is only natural; I have already said that this is a mutually beneficial and symbiotic relationship, so there should naturally be a portion of the Great Dao oath for you."

Feng Zi replied as a matter of course: "Of course, your oath is a different version, so you need not worry about the content being repetitive or tedious."

Xia actually wanted to say that he was not worried about the content of the oath, but rather hoped he would not have to go through this kind of "pain" again...

But he also understood that this was Lord Cun Xin's painstaking effort, so he said nothing and honestly finished reciting his own Great Dao oath.

And when Xia spoke the concluding sentence, "As the representative and leader of the Mu He Tribe, I hereby swear," Feng Zi immediately stepped into the center of the array:

"Thus, the Great Dao Contract is formed; should this contract be violated, one shall suffer the punishment of obliteration by the Great Dao!"

Before the words had faded, the array beneath the three of them rotated slowly, gradually sinking into the ground and the great river.

The spiritual Qi threads surrounding Xia and the River God also transformed into two complex patterns, which slowly sank into their bodies.

With this, the "Great Dao Contract" conceived by Feng Zi was successfully completed and exerted its intended effect.

And when the patterns sank into the bodies of Xia and the River God, in the dark, a intuition arose in their hearts, causing them to subconsciously look up at the night sky:

In a single instant, the myriad stars in the sky seemed to open their "eyes" and pour their gazes down upon them!

Those were the most ancient and powerful batch of innate divine beings in Tianyuan Jie.

When this world was gradually taking shape, apart from rare existences like the Kunpeng and the Yellow Dragon, the other innate divine beings had retreated to the depths of the firmament and fallen into a deep slumber.

Not until the Three Thousand Great Daos fluctuated once more did the divine beings lower their loving yet chaotic gazes again.

They seemed to be observing the living beings that had awakened them, or perhaps witnessing the establishment of this Great Dao Contract.

Facing such ancient and formidable existences, even the River God, who was also an innate divine being, could not help but stand frozen in the distance, not daring to make the slightest move.

Feng Zi naturally saw this scene as well.

In an instant, he felt every hair on his body stand on end!

Even Qing Lin, standing to the side, had already stood up subconsciously, yet he likewise dared not act rashly.

Under these circumstances, it was clear the River God would be of no use, so Feng Zi had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "The stars bear witness!"

It seemed they were very satisfied with Feng Zi's answer, or perhaps the divine beings had seen the answer they were looking for—

The next moment, they all closed their eyes.

The stars twinkled as they always did, as if everything that had just happened had never occurred.